diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 37c720fb6..f78f3b291 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ allprojects {
     apply plugin: 'java-library'
     apply plugin: 'maven'
 
+    compileJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+    compileTestJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
+
     sourceCompatibility = 1.8
     targetCompatibility = 1.8